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“I empower immigrant

families facing linguistic

and cultural barriers,

and enhance their

quality of life.”

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“ Through teaching and

research, I want to

make the extraordinary

possible.”

“Being a teenager on an

Indian reservation is about

as tough as it gets. I am

making an impact by

helping these kids.”

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“We are moving into

an era where we think

beyond one discipline to

how lots of disciplines

work together.”

Edward F. Lawlor has

published widely on health

care administration and

policy for the aged and

the poor, access to care,

hospital reimbursement

and performance, and

health care reform.

A national Medicare

expert, he is the author

of Redesigning the Medicare

Contract: Politics, Markets,

and Agency. He teaches

classes in health policy

and services.

W E L C O M E

E D W A R D F . L A W L O R

Dean and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor Director, Washington University’s Institute for Public Health

WHAT

DRIVES

THEM?

WHY DID THEY

PURSUE A

GRADUATE DEGREE

FROM BROWN?

WHAT ARE

THEIR PASSIONS,

AMBITIONS,

AND GOALS?

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WE TAKE A GLOBAL VIEW. WE ARE CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STUDENTS CAN

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN UNIQUE ACADEMIC EXCHANGES

WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES.

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WE TAKE A GLOBAL VIEW. WE ARE CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STUDENTS CAN

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN UNIQUE ACADEMIC EXCHANGES

WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES.

RESEARCH

PRACTICA

ACADEMIC INSTITUTES

STUDENTS’ HOME COUNTRIES (past 3 years)

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esy

of

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INSTITUTE IN CHINA

INSTITUTE IN CHILE

INSTITUTE IN INDIA

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Washington University

in St. Louis

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Biology, Educational Studies

MPH SCHOLARSHIP

Community and

Population Health

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Public Health Initiatives

in Epidemiology (PHIE)

P A T R I C I A C H E U N G

MPH ‘11

P A S S I O N

Jack A. Kirkland is a nationally

known expert on the African-

American family.

From growing up in Appalachia

and participating in the Civil

Rights Movement to stints as

the community development

director for the Peace Corps

in Latin America and the

director of the Missouri

Department of Transportation,

Professor Kirkland knows

firsthand that saving families

means saving communities.

A popular teacher, he has

taught generations of Brown

School students.

P A S S I O N

J A C K A . K I R K L A N D

Associate Professor

K Y E O N G M O K I M

MSW ‘06

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Korea University

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

German

OTHER GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Social Welfare

MSW CONCENTRATIONS

Social and Economic

Development, Gerontology

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Korean Student Association

P A S S I O N

L O R I E N C A R T E R

MSW ‘98, Instructor

A graduate of the Brown

School, Lorien Carter is

the lead instructor for

Social Work Practice with

Individuals, Families, and

Groups, a required course

for all incoming MSW

students. She also teaches

extensively in the Children,

Youth, and Families

concentration. She is a

three-time winner of the

School’s annual Excellence

in Teaching Award.

P A S S I O N

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

University of Connecticut

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Anthropology

UNDERGRADUATE MINORS

Women’s Studies

Sociology

SCHOLARSHIP

Christiana L. Broun Scholarship

MSW CONCENTRATION

Individualized

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

SCC MSW General Member

Outlook Co-Chair

P A S S I O N

S A M A T I N I Y O M C H A I

MSW ‘11

Vetta Sanders Thompson studies racial identity, psychosocial implications of race and ethnicity in health communications, and health and mental health disparities. A licensed clinical psycholo-gist, she teaches applied behavior therapy and human diversity.

V E T T A L . S A N D E R S T H O M P S O N

Associate Professor

K N O W L E D G E

A N D R E A S P R A Y

MPH ‘11

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Indiana University

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Art History, Studio Art

MPH SCHOLARSHIP

Health Communications

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Public Health Initiatives in

Epidemiology (PHIE)

K N O W L E D G E

M E L I S S A J O N S O N - R E I D

Professor

Melissa Jonson-Reid directs

the School’s Center for

Violence and Injury Prevention.

The Center develops and

disseminates evidence-based,

real-world strategies for

preventing child maltreatment,

intimate partner violence,

sexual violence, and suicide

attempts. A national child

welfare services expert,

Professor Jonson-Reid teaches

Evaluation of Programs

and Services in the School’s

MSW program.

K N O W L E D G E

I S A B E L G A R C I A

MSW ‘08

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Vassar College

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Urban Studies

MSW CONCENTRATION

Mental Health

SCHOLARSHIP

Dean’s Scholar

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

NOSOTROS

CIRI

International Festival

K N O W L E D G E

KATHRYN M. BUDER CENTER FOR

AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES

CENTER FOR LATINO FAMILY RESEARCH

CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

RESEARCH

CENTER FOR OBESITY PREVENTION

AND POLICY RESEARCH

CENTER FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT’S

CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY RESEARCH

CENTER FOR VIOLENCE AND INJURY

PREVENTION

THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION

RESEARCH LABORATORY

PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER IN

ST. LOUIS

THE SOCIAL SYSTEMS DESIGN LAB

L E A D E R S H I P

M A T T H E W K R E U T E R

Professor

Matthew Kreuter directs the Brown School’s Health Communication Research Laboratory. The Lab’s goal is to study how communications principles and tools can be applied to reduce health disparities.

E R I C N D I C H U

MSW ‘10

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

University of Nairobi

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Social Work

MSW CONCENTRATION

Individualized

SPECIALIZATION

Research

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

African Students of

Social Work Association

L E A D E R S H I P

Located in the student commons area, Grounds 4 Change serves as a gathering place for the entire Brown School community. It is a frequent venue for social and academic events hosted by the more than 20 active student-led interest groups.

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Grinnell College

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

Political Science

Spanish

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Advocacy and Learning

for Public Health Action

(ALPHA)

L E A D E R S H I P

R Y A N S T E R L I N G

MSW/MPH ‘11

M I C H A E L S H E R R A D E N

The Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development

Michael Sherraden is the

founder and director of the

Center for Social Development.

He is the creator of the

individual development

account, or IDA, a matched

savings program that is

proving to help poor people

save money as a strategy to

raise their standard of living.

His work has influenced policy

development in the United

States, United Kingdom,

Taiwan, Canada, and other

countries. He was recently

named to the 2010 TIME 100,

the magazine’s annual list

of the 100 most influential

people in the world.

L E A D E R S H I P

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

University of Virginia

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Religious Studies and

Government

MSW SCHOLARSHIP

Danforth Urban Scholar

MSW CONCENTRATION

Children, Youth, and Families

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Student Coordinating Council

C H A N G E

A A R O N J E N N I N G S

MSW ‘09

R O S S B R O W N S O N

Professor

C H A N G E

Ross Brownson is a leading

expert in chronic disease

prevention and applied

epidemiology. He also

co-directs the Prevention

Research Center, a Center

for Disease Control and

Prevention-funded organiza-

tion that develops new ways

to improve population health

by adapting, implementing,

and disseminating evidence-

based interventions.

Carolyn Lesorogol’s research

and teaching focus on

international social develop-

ment and the dynamics of

community change. Her

field work takes her to rural

Kenya, East Africa, where she

has lived and worked for

more than 20 years.

Recent applied research projects

include community forest

conservation in Madagascar

and an interdisciplinary

health impact assessment

in Pagedale, Missouri.

C H A N G E

C A R O L Y N L E S O R O G O L

Associate Professor

C H A R L E S P O U R I E R

MSW ‘07

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

Oglala Tribal College

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Human Services

MSW SCHOLARSHIP

Kathryn M. Buder Scholar

MSW CONCENTRATION

Individualized

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Co-Chair, American Indian

Student Association

C H A N G E

G A U T A M Y A D A M A

Associate Professor and Director ofInternational Programs

Gautam Yadama’s research

focuses on understanding the

livelihoods of natural resource-

dependent poor and ensuing

strategies to achieve greater

sustainability. In collabora-

tion with Brown School’s

Social Systems Design Lab

and Foundation for Ecological

Security, he is examining

human and natural resource

interactions in India. Working

with colleagues in the School

of Engineering, he is studying

the harmful effects of biomass

combustion in poor house-

holds in India. In China, he is

studying micro-institutional

mechanisms for provisioning

and managing quasi-public

goods in rural communities.

C H A N G E

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CONCENTRATIONS

ELECTIVES

SPECIALIZATIONS

CERTIFICATE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

DUAL DEGREES

CURRICULUM

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CERTIFICATE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

DUAL DEGREES

CURRICULUM

SELECT PRACTICUM SITES

AARP

Beyond Housing

Helen Keller International

Korea Institute of Welfare

and Social Affairs

North Carolina Commission

on Indian Affairs

Redevelopment Opportunities

for Women

Save the Children

United Nations Center for

Regional Development

United Way of Greater

St. Louis

U.S. Agency for International

Development

U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services

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AARP

Alzheimer’s Association

National Office

American Red Cross

Baylor College of Medicine

The Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation

Booz Allen Hamilton

Catholic Charities

Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention

Chinese American

Service League

Civic Ventures

Foundation for Ecological

Security

Gateway Foundation

Government Accountability

Office (GAO)

Heartland Alliance

Jewish Federation

KIPP Inspire Academy

Lutheran Social Services

Mayo Clinic

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Missouri Foundation for Health

National Council on Aging

National Council on

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

National Indian Child

Welfare Association

National Institutes of Health

Parents as Teachers

National Center

Peace Corps

U.S. Agency for International

Development

U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services

U.S. Department of

Veterans’ Affairs

United Nations

United Way

World Health Organization

(WHO) - Kazakhstan

Wyman Center

YWCA

Baylor College of Medicine

Clinical Fellowships

Boron Fellowships

Boston Children’s Hospital

Fellowships

Capitol City Fellowships

The Fulbright Program

Interprofessional Palliative

Care Fellowships

Mickey Leland International

Hunger Fellowships

University of California

Berkeley Clinical Fellowship

USAID Global Health

Fellowships

Veterans Affairs

The Yale Child Study Center

Clinical Fellowships

SOME OF OUR DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES LEAD AND

WORK WITH WELL-KNOWN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS:

WE OFFER ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED INTERNSHIP AND

POST-MASTER TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING:

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D E N T S

S C H O L A R S H I P S A N D D E A D L I N E S

V I S I T

T O L E A R N M O R E

This is the second book we have developed to introduce you to some members of our community, and to demonstrate the passion for creating social impact that unites us as a School. You can access all of the stories, including those of the students and faculty below, on our web site at http://brownschool.wustl.edu.

WE HOPE TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN A FUTURE EDITION.

ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER-SMITH

BROOKE CURTISS

TONYA EDMOND

ROSIE STAFFORD

STEPHANIE KILSTEIN KRAUS

JESSICA LAUGHLIN

JUSTIN LERNER

STEPHEN MAGU

CLARE MASSON

MARK RANK

MICAELA MERCADO

RENE OLATE

YOO SUN PAICK

BRIAN PERRON

RIISA RAWLINS

AJA RILEY

BRIDGET SHEA

ZURAB TATANASHVILI

BENJAMIN WILLIAMS

LUIS ZAYAS

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treatment or employment in,

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